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ERIC Number: EJ1028381
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 39
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Seasonal and Daily Variation in Physical Activity among Three-Year-Old Finnish Preschool Children
Soini, Anne; Tammelin, Tuija; Sääkslahti, Arja; Watt, Anthony; Villberg, Jari; Kettunen, Tarja; Mehtälä, Anette; Poskiparta, Marita
Early Child Development and Care, v184 n4 p589-601 2014
The purposes of this study were to assess seasonal, daily, and gender variations in children's physical activity (PA). ActiGraph GT3X accelerometers were used to record the three-year-old children's PA levels for five consecutive days in autumn and winter. Complete data for both seasons were obtained for 47 children. Despite a significant difference in seasonal temperatures (p?<?0.001), differences were only found for weekdays light PA (p?=?0.021). No difference in PA was observed between weekdays and weekend days. Only 20% of the sample had =120 minutes light-to-vigorous PA (LMVPA), and 46% of children had =60 minutes moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). Boys spent more minutes in LMVPA (p?=?0.001) and MVPA (p?=?0.004) than girls. The current findings indicated that season and day of the week only minimally influence children's PA levels, whereas gender continues to be a significant factor.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Finland (Jyvaskyla)